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mr.
james hubert duckworht

Mr. James
Hubert Duckworth, age 60, of Blairsville,
Georgia, passed away
Sunday, October 31,
1999 in Union
County, Georgia.

Mr.
Duckworth was born in Union
County, Georgia
on Friday, August 4,
1939, a
son of Clara Belle Collins Duckworth and the late Donald Francis
Duckworth.He was a veteran of the U.s.
Army.Mr. Duckworth was employed by Wells
Fargo, in
the security department.He was a member
of OldLibertyBaptistChurch, and also
was a
member of Allegheny Masonic Lodge #144, F & AM.

Surviving
are his wife, Shirley Ginn Duckworth of Blairsville; his mother, Clara
Belle
Duckworth of Blairsville; daughters, Tammy Lynn Bryson and Peggy Lynn
Dwyer,
and Marissa Crowley, all of Blairsville; son, Scotty James Duckworth of
Blairsville; step-daughters, Lori Ann Finch and Lynn Smith, both of
Duluth, GA,
Penny London of Sugar Hill, GA; step-sons Thomas Charles Smith of
Lawrenceville, GA and David Smith of Blairsville; sister Carrie Jo
McGahie of
Blairsville; five grandchildren, eight step-grandchildren, and one
great
granddaughter also survive.

Funeral
services were held Wednesday,
November 3, 1999 at 2
pm
from OldLibertyBaptistChurch
with Rev. Willis
Garrett officiating.Special music was
presented by Old Liberty Baptist Church Choir.The following gentlemen served as pallbearers: Bobby Joe
Collins, David
Finch, Frank Collins, Clift London, Tommy Anderson and Keith Evans.Members of the North Georgia Honor Guard
presented military honors.In lieu of
flowers, the family suggests memorials be made to Hand-in-Hand Hospice PO Box 70, HiawasseeGA30546.Interment
was in OldLibertyBaptistChurchCemetery.

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willilam
“buck” anderson

William
Cecil “Buck” Anderson, 79, Jupiter
Street died October 30, 1999 at home.He was a native of Union County,
GA, husband of the late
Pauline Hughes Anderson, son of the late Calvin and Ida Underwood
Anderson,
brother of five late brothers and sisters, member of SecondBaptistChurch,
assistant pastor
and retired textile worker.

Funeral
services were held Tuesday, November 2nd at 2 pm
at the SecondBaptistChurch
with Revs. Julius Hall, Lewis Evans, Billy Allen officiating.Burial was in WestviewGardens.Visitation was held at Carothers Funeral home
in Gastonia.Memorials may e made to Donor’s choice.Carothers Funeral Home of Gastonia was in
charge of arrangements.

Mr.
Patton was born in Union countyGeorgia, on Friday, October 30, 1908,
a son of the late Ramsey Patton and Nettie Irene Dills Patton.He was a retired farmer and a lifelong
resident of UnionCounty.Mr. Patton was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist
church.He was preceded in death by his
wife, Marie Patton, in 1992, and a daughter, Loretta Smith, in 1967.

Surviving
are sons, Warren Taft Patton of Blairsville and Tasker Roy Patton of Marietta; a
daughter,
Kathryn Vendetta Wright of Blairsville; 13 grandchildren, 14 great
grandchildren
also survive, along with several nieces and nephews.

Funeral
services were held Saturday,
November 6, 1999 at 2
pm
from Mt.ZionBaptistChurch with Rev.
Ronnie
Dilbeck officiating.Special music was
presented by Albert and Martha Davenport, Steve Kimsey and The faith
Singers.The following gentlemen served
as pallbearers: Mike Patton, Marty Patton, Wendell Wright, Charlie Joe
Smith,
Jr., Keith Foster, Jr. and Jimmy Griffin.Interment was in the church cemetery.Memorials may be made to Mt.
Zion Baptist Church Building Fund or to the cemetery fund.

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mr.
william gerald “jerry” harper, jr.

Mr.
William Gerald “better known as Jerry” Harper, Jr., age 76,of Faith
Acres Road,
Blairsville, passed away on Saturday, October 23, 1999 in the VA
Hospital in
Atlanta following an extended illness.Mr. Harper had lived in UnionCounty
for the past
twenty eight years where he and his wife, Gloria, had owned and
operated The
Blairsville Florist.He was born on November 16, 1922
in Hammond, Indiana
and was the son of the late William Gerald Harper, Sr. and Elizabeth
Owen
Harper.Mr. Harper was a member of St.
Francis of Assisi Catholic Church and also a former commander of the United states Power Squadron, District
13 and
also a former commander of Valley Ho Squadron in San Fernando, CA.

Surviving
Mr. Harper are his wife of fifty years, Gloria Killeen Harper of
Blairsville;
five sons and daughter-in-laws, Richard James and Ann Harper of
Blairsville,
Michael and Sheri Harper of Simi Valley, CA, Douglas and Elizabeth
Harper of
Blairsville, Patrick and Kim Harper of Douglasville, GA, Randy and
Terri Harper
of Roopville, GA; two daughters and a son-in-law, Dr. Kathleen Harper
of
Tallahassee, FL, Theresa and Johnny Cook of Holly Springs, GA.; mother,
Elizabeth Owen Dockery of Blairsville; sister, Susan Cheek of
Blairsville; two
brothers, Jon Harper of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, bud Harper of Big Key, FL;
fourteen
grandchildren, three great grandchildren, and many other relatives and
friends
also survive.

Funeral
services were held on Wednesday, October 27, 1999 at 4 pm
from the Chapel of the Mountain View Funeral Home with the Rev. Carl
Lee
officiating.Special music was presented
by Alena Lee.The following gentlemen
served as pallbearers: Johnny Cook, John Nix, George Cheek, Cameron
Cook, Andy
Harper, Randy Harper, and Andy Cheek.Interment
followed in the HollyHillVeteranCemetery.The North Georgia Honor Guard was in charge
of the graveside services.

Mountain
View Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of the arrangements.

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mr.
richard james reynolds

Mr.
Richard James Reynolds, age 61, of Blairsville,
Georgia, passed away
Wednesday, October
27, 1999 in Union
County, Georgia.

Mr.
Reynolds was born in Johnson County (Des Moines), Iowa on Friday, June
17,
1938, a son of Evelyn Crew Reynolds and the late Buster Reynolds.Mr. Reynolds lived in the Miami area throughout the years of
1979 until
1999.He lived the last 2 ½ months of
his life in Union County,
Georgia.He was a retired plumber.Mr. Reynolds was preceded in death by his
mother-in-law, Aline Brackett and his sister, Carolyn.

Surviving
are his wife, Melba Brackett Reynolds of the home; his mother, Evelyn
Caulkins
of Stuart, Iowa; a number of children and
grandchildren: brothers, Roger Reynolds of California and Bob Reynolds of Des Moines, Iowa;
sister and brother-in-law, Carolyn and Gary Davis; father-in-law,
Charles R.
Brackett of Atlanta; and brother-in-law, Jackie Britt of Atlanta.

Funeral
services were held Tuesday,
November 2, 1999 at 1
pm
from Books Funeral Care in Clive,
Iowa.Burial was in StuartCemetery in Iowa.

Cochran
Funeral Home of Blairsville, GA in charge of local arrangements.

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mrs.
elsie hunter deaver

Mrs. Elsie
Hunter Deaver, age 54, of Deaver
Road, Blairsville, passed away on Tuesday, October 26, 1999
at her home following an extended illness.Mrs. Deaver was born on August 14, 1945 in UnionCounty,
the daughter of
Hansel Hunter and the late Ruby Ella Little Hunter.She was a member of the IvyLogBaptistChurch
and had been involved in gospel music all of her life.Mrs. Deaver attended YoungHarrisCollege
and also received her B.S. and M.A. at the University of Georgia.She was a retired teacher from the Cherokee
County School System and a member of the Delta Kappa Gamma Chapter
Gappa Eta.

Funeral
services were held on Thursday at 1 pm
from the IvyLogBaptistChurch with the
Rev.
Jerry Karnes and Dr. Benny Erwin officiating.Special music was presented by The Convention Signers.The following gentlemen served as
pallbearers: Bill Conner, Marlin Gunter, Tim Deaver, Fred Gray, Harvey
Deaver,
Jack Duggar and Paul Thompson.Interment
followed in the IvyLogCemetery.

Mountain
View Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of the arrangements.

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Miss
trish rogers

Miss Trish
Rogers, age 16, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away Friday, November 5, 1999
in Towns County, Georgia, from injuries
sustained in
an automobile accident.

Trisha
was born in Fannin County,
Georgia
on Thursday August
11 1983. She was a
student at UnionCountyHigh School
and was a former member of the Flag Corps.Trish had been named to Who’s Who.

Surviving
are her parents, Robert and Tina Rogers, of Blairsville; maternal
grandparents,
hank and Sherry Jones, of Blairsville; paternal grandmother Vendetta
Rogers of
Blairsville; maternal grandfather, Skip Huskins of Marble, NC; paternal
grandfather, Gene Rogers of Blairsville maternal great grandfather,
George
Luther Roberson, of Murphy, NC; and maternal great grandfather, Carl
Jones of
Blairsville; many friends and other relatives also survive.

Funeral
services were held Monday,
November 8, 1999 at 2
pm
from the chapel of Cochran funeral Home I Blairsville with Rev. William
Sisum
officiating.Special music was presented
by Brittney Jones and Julia Youngblood.The
following gentlemen served as pallbearers: Shanon Jones, Danny Holt,
Tyson
Walker, Gregg Huskins, Mel Holt, and Lonnie Jones.The following gentlemen served as honorary
escort to the family: Nathan Patterson, James Patterson, and Robin
Seabolt.Interment was in LibertyHillMethodistCemetery.

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miss
korie lee byrd

Miss
Korie Lee Byrd, age 16, of Blairsville,
Georgia, passed away
Friday, November 5
1999 in Towns
County, Georgia
from injuries sustained in
an automobile accident.

Korie was
born on Thursday,
June 9, 1983, in Union
County, Georgia.She was a student at UnionCounty
high School, and was a former member of the Flag Corps.Korie was also a member of The Nazarene
Church in Blairsville.

Surviving
are her mother, Julia Ann Coplin Byrd of Young Harris, GA; father,
Dorse Edward
Byrd, Jr.; three sisters, Katie Leigh Byrd, Kittie Leah Byrd, and Kenna
Lea
Byrd, all of Blairsville; many friends and other relatives also survive.

Funeral
services were held Monday,
November 8, 1999 at 2
pm
from the chapel of Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville with Rev. Frank
Visser
officiating.Special music was presented
by Brittney ones and Julia Youngblood.The
following gentlemen served as pallbearers: Barry Tabor, Jr. Danny
Plott, Koda
Purvis, Robert Holt, Dann Purvis, and Daniel Byrd.Interment was in EbenezerBaptistChurchCemetery.

Mrs.
Denzinger was born in Cincinnati,
Ohio on Saturday, April 1, 1950,
a daughter of
Raymond and Jeanette Blatt, sister of Jan.She received a dental hygiene degree from NorthWesternUniversity
in Chicago and BA from AmbassadorUniversity in California.Mrs. Denzinger practiced as a dental
hygienist in Souther California.She
married Mike on October
2, 1976 and became a full time mother when her first son,
Joseph, was
born in 1981.Her second son, Benjamin,
was born in 1985.The family moved to Atlanta in1981
and later
moved to Blairsville, in December of 1995.Bev’s first priority was her boys.She was a wonderful mother and was known to everyone who met her
for her
outgoing personality and infectious smile.She always provided wisdom and support to her family.Bev was a talented watercolor artist, with
the desire to become an illustrator for children’s books and magazines.Her family and friends will dearly miss her,
but her example of love will live on in all of us.

Surviving
are her husband, Mike of Blairsville; her mother, Jeanette Blatt of Cincinnati, Ohio;
her
sons, Joseph E. and Benjamin John Denzinger of Blairsville; and her
sister, Jan
Bicknaver of Cincinnati.Many friends and other relatives also
survive.

Funeral
services were held Thursday,
November 4, 1999 at 2
pm
from Cochran Funeral Home Chapel with Mr. Dennis Wheatcroft officiating.The following gentlemen served as
pallbearers: Stan Denzinger, Robert Bicknaver, Randy Bicknaver, Harold
Baker,
Charles Baker, and Hoyt LeFevers. Interment was in UnionMemoryGardensCemetery.If
you wish, memorials may be made to the
Beverley Denzinger memorial Fund (Project Shoebox Ministry) which has
been
arranged with Union County Bank in Blairsville.